Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others have to be left until the weather improves and/or we have some more time ; even so , spring is a good time to rethink your routine and perhaps make next winter easier to get through . |
| 2 | Late spring is the ideal time to divide waterlilies , the plants being lifted and the adult foliage removed at source . |
| 3 | This Figaro is the first time he has tackled an opera written by someone other than himself . |
| 4 | They were a fellow short , and the start of the autumn term is a terrible time to get a replacement . |
| 5 | But because I work during the week , Saturday is the only time I have , apart from my lunch hour . |
| 6 | Saturday is the only time I 've seen them there |
| 7 | But three months is a long time in Euro-politics . |
| 8 | ‘ Ten months is a long time to be apart and then to be brought together to compete against such a good , experienced team as the Lions , ’ said Grant Fox , New Zealand 's masterly goal kicker . |
| 9 | ‘ If he was a priority , six months is a long time , especially for a child . |
| 10 | ‘ For instance , 7.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays is a good time to go out with the TV detector van because EastEnders is on . |
| 11 | Whitsuntide was the traditional time for wearing new clothes and the little girls were all smart in their prettiest dresses , mostly white , with ribbons and flowers in their hair . |
| 12 | The trial of Mr Subono and Mr Nugroho was the first time in many years that the law was used to try ‘ leftists ’ rather than Muslim activists . |
| 13 | Nizan 's apprenticeship was a testing time . |
| 14 | Winter is a good time for fieldwork . |
| 15 | Winter is the best time to see them as they can get quite overgrown in summer . |
| 16 | Winter is the ideal time to install it , as plants are dormant . |
| 17 | QATIMOUTPERIOD is the elapsed time for which the process will attempt to complete a QA activity ( ie. prepare QA Listings , or Approve Package ) . |
| 18 | July is a busy time of preparation ! |
| 19 | ‘ I expect that to be the same this time , but a fortnight away from Russia is a long time and things change so quickly , ’ said the bespectacled runner . |
| 20 | I suppose you could argue , it 's a rather crass argument , but you could argue if we 're going to have a war probably January 's the best time to have it from your point of view . |
| 21 | N. Skating with the team at Bury was a good time ? |
| 22 | It took only minutes for Lubor to drive her to her hotel , but as she thanked him for lunch and he handed her back her parcel , he replied , ‘ Lunch was a happy time for me also , ’ and did n't waste a moment to enquire , ‘ Shall we have a happy dinner together this evening ? ’ |
| 23 | A significant amendment to the government 's original proposal was the 100-day time limit , included as a concession to radical nationalists , although Prunskiene expressed confidence that negotiations would resolve the key questions within that time . |
| 24 | The air battle was the first time Allied planes have been forced to respond to a breach . |
| 25 | The old Lords ' Act was a long time a-dying ; and non-traders were still unable to claim the benefits of bankruptcy open to traders . |
| 26 | Bootlegging was a long time ago when er the people was n't allowed |
| 27 | Saturday morning , 20 December was a worrying time for Jane Holt . |
| 28 | The current excavations are the first time that the theatre 's remains have been seen since that destruction . |
| 29 | Wins in Lithuania and Latvia were the first time Northern Ireland recorded two consecutive victories in World Cup matches . |
| 30 | If a week is a long time in politics , two days were a long time in the right hon. and learned Gentleman 's life last week . |